Growlanser II The sense of justice

Growlanser II The sense of justice is A sequel to “Growlanser,” which was well-received for its dramatic story development and a system that combines real-time strategy with RPG.

A story by new characters is drawn on the stage one year after the prequel.

Table of Contents

Story

It’s been a year since the incident (the story of the prequel) when Venzel tried to occupy the space-time control tower and control humankind.

Peaceful times have passed in the world.

The Youths from Burnshutain, Wein Cruz and Maximilian Schneider, who survived the turmoil and earned the title of Knight, were on their way to achieving each other’s goals.

One day, Wein, who is enrolled in the 2nd Division and aims for the Imperial Knight, is called by his best friend Schneider, who retired from the army and went on to the political path.

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Growlanser II The sense of justice
Developer	Career Soft
Publisher	Atlus
Release	JP: July 26, 2001 (PlayStation 2)
Genre	TRPG
Mode	Single Player
Prequel	Growlanser
Sequel	-

Growlanser II The sense of justice (Deluxe Pack)
Developer	Career Soft
Publisher	Atlus
Release	JP: July 26, 2001 (PlayStation 2)
Genre	TRPG
Mode	Single Player
Prequel	Growlanser
Sequel	-

Growlanser Collection
Developer	Career Soft
Publisher	Atlus
Release	JP: December 18, 2003 (PlayStation & PlayStation 2)
Genre	TRPG
Mode	Single Player
Features	Growlanser I ~ III

Growlanser Generations
Developer	Career Soft
Publisher	Working Designs
Release	NA: December 7, 2004 (PlayStation 2)
Genre	TRPG
Mode	Single Player
Features	Growlanser II ~ III

Growlanser Generations (DELUXE)
Developer	Career Soft
Publisher	Working Designs
Release	NA: December 7, 2004 (PlayStation 2)
Genre	TRPG
Mode	Single Player
Features	Growlanser II ~ III

Wein and Schneider received an unconventional mission to investigate the damage caused by armed groups infested along the border with Ranzack. They go to investigate it, without knowing that this would be an event that should change their destiny.

Gameplay

Everything has changed from the previous work, and it has undergone a transformation that can be called another work. The RMC (Real-time Mission Clear) system, which has been continuously adopted from the previous work, incorporates various new elements.

It is possible to set up to three relay points for movement, and detailed movement instructions can be given. Special skill “Tec” has been added to the battle command. It is a so-called skill such as penetrating attack and range attack, and the warrior character who had no choice but to repeat the normal attack in the previous work has a wide range of tactics.

Magic has level system, and by chanting for a long time, high-level and powerful magic can be activated. The maximum level is 9. Furthermore, within the level, magic power adjustment and attack target become possible.

As an example when casting LV2 “fire arrow”, player can adjust whether to use all LV2 “fire arrow” for one target or distribute LV1 to two targets. So, more diverse tactics can be taken. However, keep in mind that the higher the magic level, the more MP it will consume.

Equipment

The weapons and accessories that were in the previous work have been abolished, the weapons have been unified into the magic ring “Ring-Weapon” that transforms into each special weapon, and the “Gems” that is attached to the Ring-Weapon has appeared.

There are a huge number of ring-weapons and each has the effect of raising the parameters of the wearer. Since the shape changes according to the wearer, it can be replaced between members.

It cannot be purchased at the shop, but can be randomly obtained when an enemy is defeated due to the setting that “a new ring is created by bleeding with a ring weapon”. Also, “the stronger the blood shed, the stronger the ring that is born”, so the stronger the enemy, the easier it is to get a strong ring.

You still can get it even if you defeat enemy with magic where there is no blood flow in the ring weapon

Gems are equipment that has various effects such as adding attributes, raising the magic level, and growing bonuses when leveling up, and are equivalent to accessories.

Since it is attached to the three slots of the ring weapon, you can equip up to three at a time.

However, the gem has a level, and the each slot on ring-weapon has slot level, and only gemstones with a level within the slot level can be equipped.

For example, If it says “5-3-1” on the ring, the gemstones that can be equipped are up to LV5 on first slot, up to LV3 on second slot, and only LV1 on third slot. In addition, gemstones cannot be equipped in the slot with LV0.

Mission System

From this series, event battles are treated as “missions”, and reward items are set for each mission in addition to victory conditions such as defeating enemies and leaving the map.

If you meet the conditions completely and win, you will be judged as “Mission Complete”.

If you meet them incompletely but safely, you will be judged as “Mission Clear”.

And if you barely win because you cannot achieve the conditions, you will be judged as “Mission Failed”.

The better results you achieve, the better experience and rewards you will get.

“Mission Complete” will slightly increase the affection of your comrades.

For example, there are various conditions such as “don’t cause damage to civilians or allied forces”, “eliminate the withdrawing enemy without missing it”, or “win the battle by collecting all the treasures”. These are not displayed in the winning / losing condition list.

In addition, there is an evaluation value of the protagonist as a unique element of this game, and depend on it, he will become a higher knight or can enter another story route. Depends on the actions taken on the way, the result of the mission will also fluctuate, so better to aim for high evaluation as much as possible.

Scenario Branch

In this game, the actions the protagonist takes will determine which side will support him. And based on that, the scenario development will change drastically. The route to fight as a Burnshutain soldier is the regular route of this game.

But it is also possible to betray Burnshutain on the way and then side with the villains. So you can fight against characters who should be your comrades on other routes. However, you can only see the ending of each character on the regular route.

The other routes are the “Mercenary Kingdom Route” that turns over to the main enemy forces of this game, and the “Brainwashing Route” that assists Last Boss. In the former, the party members will change drastically, and the story development will be completely different. While the latter scenario only differs just before the final battle.

Map System

There is no part to directly operate the main character in this game, and there is no map of the city or dungeon like the previous work or general RPG. The story progresses only with events and battles, and you only have to specify the destination to move between them. It is similar to simulation game rather than an RPG.

On the world map, the entire map where each point is connected by a line is displayed, and when you specify the destination, the protagonist will move to that point using the “event point system”. When the protagonist enter a the city or point, the conversations with NPCs, shopping at shops, sub-events, etc. are all displayed as options.

If protagonist stop by a spot such as ruins or a checkpoint, an event will occur or a narration will be given to explain the situation. When you pass a certain point of the event, you will move to the event automatically. Random encounters may occur when moving between points.

In this game, the scene of Growshu floating in the atmosphere disappeared, and it became a normal landscape. In the prequel, there is a setting that uses magic by collecting “Growshu” which is magical energy using a device called “magic line”. There is a fantastic world where the light of Growshu like a firefly floats everywhere outdoors.

However, in this game, it is said that Growshu in the atmosphere disappeared due to the influence of the incident in the final stage of the prequel. Since that incident, all human beings have become Growshian, so magic can be used without problems.

Talking Protagonist

In the prequel, the main character was a silent protagonist and the default name was not set.

But in this game, the protagonist can talk with his own will and the name is fixed with “Wein” so it can not be changed.

Therefore, the fairy who was a spokesperson and a partner who was in charge of displaying the expression like in prequel doesn’t appear either.

The character making at the beginning is still there, but there is only one interview and one battle for the practical test to choose some options. So it’s not as long and complicated as the prequel.

Large Number of Party Members

Perhaps because of the SRPG-like style, all party members always participate in the battle in this game.

Eventually, you can fight with a large number up to 8 members including the protagonist.

Since the previous work was a party of 5 people and the next work was a party of 4 people, this work is a game with an extremely large number of members in the battle in the series.

Opening & Ending Theme

In this work, the opening scene is a character introduction scene with theme song. There’s no animation like in previous work.

Opening Theme: On The Road
By: RADIODRIVE

Ending Theme: 新しい風”Atarashī Kaze” (New Wind)
Vocal: 笠原弘子”Kasahara Hiroko” / Hiroko Kasahara

Playthrough